Green fluorescent protein: applications in cell biology

The green fluorescent protein (GFP) of Aequorea victoria is a unique in vivo reporter for monitoring dynamic processes in cells or organisms. As a fusion tag GFP can be used to localize proteins, to follow their movement or to study the dynamics of the subcellular compartments to which these protein...

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Published in:FEBS Letters 1996-06, Vol.389 (1), p.44-47
Main Authors: Gerdes, Hans-Hermann, Kaether, Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aequorea victoria
Animals
BFP
blue fluorescent protein
endoplasmic reticulum
GFP
green fluorescent protein
Green fluorescent protein (GFP)
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Humans
Luminescent Proteins - genetics
Luminescent Proteins - metabolism
Marine
Molecular Sequence Data
plasma membrane
TGN
trans-Golgi network
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Summary:The green fluorescent protein (GFP) of Aequorea victoria is a unique in vivo reporter for monitoring dynamic processes in cells or organisms. As a fusion tag GFP can be used to localize proteins, to follow their movement or to study the dynamics of the subcellular compartments to which these proteins are targeted. Recent studies where GFP technology has revealed new insights regarding physiological activities of living cells are discussed.
ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(96)00586-8